Microsoft has re-branded its Beam livestreaming service for Xbox One and Windows 10. It’s now known as Mixer, however there’s a bit extra concerned than only a title change.
Microsoft introduced plans to combine its Beam service into Xbox One and Windows 10 during its Windows event in October 2016. The agency acquired livestreaming service it acquired in August of that year. The service was launched on Xbox One with the March 2017 update.
Along with the re-branding comes a number of requested options resembling co-streaming, a beta for the Mixer Create cell streaming app, a brand new moderated channel of content material known as Channel One and a brand new Mixer web page on the Xbox One dashboard.
Other than the aforementioned, the core service stays unchanged.
Users will nonetheless be capable of work together with streamers and play collectively in real-time, with no 10-20 second latency “commonly seen on other platforms.”
To have a good time, Microsoft will host a full day of livestreamed occasions on the Xbox Mixer channel at the moment. It kicks off at 11am OT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UK. More particulars might be offered on Mixer and a few of the new options rolling out might be demoed. In the meantime, you’ll find further particulars posted by Microsoft on the Mixer Blog.
Also, the agency has opened a Mixer Studio in NYC for streamers and companions to make use of, and it’ll host a gaming marathon that includes quite a lot of streamers “competing in a multi-genre esports gauntlet.”
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- UI of Beam Costreaming
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- Graphic of Mixer Broadcast Schedule
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- Photo of Mixer Studio in NYC
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- Mixer on Xbox One UI
Finally, Microsoft might be broadcasting its Xbox E3 briefing in UHD with a particular version Mixer 4K broadcast for these with a 4K show.
The beta for the Mixer Create cell streaming app will go into closed beta on iOS and open beta on Android at the moment.
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